energy crisis in Bangladesh
How can Bangladesh enhance its energy security?
Continuous gas exploration and exploitation of renewable energy should be the two pillars of energy security in the country.
Only good governance can ensure long-term energy security
Bangladesh has been struggling with primary energy supply since 2007, a long 17 years. Unfortunately, the focus was never to solve this fundamental problem sustainably but to build more power plants that are visible and carry larger political mileage.
When will fuel prices be adjusted?
Government must reduce financial burden for citizens
We are not taking our energy crisis seriously
In Bangladesh, natural gas has been predominant in the energy mix for decades.
Hope in the time of energy crisis
India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline to reduce cost and time of fuel transportation
How global energy market volatility impacted inflation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been facing persistent high inflation over the last one year
Caught between two crises
Real solution lies in reassessment of government energy policy
Ensure fair exchange for Bangladesh
It is inconceivable that Bangladesh should have voluntarily entered an agreement so detrimental to the nation and its people, who must ultimately shoulder the burden of higher prices.
Does renewable energy have a future in Bangladesh?
Despite the fact that Bangladesh is a small country in terms of area; electricity grid coverage is very poor.
Only the guilty need indemnity laws
The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.
Is Bangladesh turning its back on renewable energy?
Bangladesh’s dependency on coal-based power plants is gradually increasing, when countries around the world are abandoning the technology to make electricity.
A world in trouble, not just Bangladesh
Almost any major incident causes a ripple effect across the globe – a few ripples lasting longer and spreading further than the others.
No austerity for dollar-guzzling power plants!
Government must stop entertaining 'capacity' payments to the plants
Energy crisis: Piecemeal steps won’t solve it
The government has shut down diesel-run power plants and mulls some other steps to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.
Perfect efficiency key to tackling energy crisis
We cannot afford to have the government repeat its past mistakes
Shops that won’t close by 8pm will have electricity disconnected
Shops, shopping malls will have electricity disconnected if they are open after 8pm, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 19, 2022).
What has led Bangladesh to its current energy crisis?
The world is going through one of the worst energy crises in recent times, even if we compare it to the situation that arose out of the 1973 Arab oil embargo.